作者
J Prescott, LV Farland, DK Tobias, AJ Gaskins, D Spiegelman, JE Chavarro, JW Rich-Edwards, RL Barbieri, SA Missmer
发表日期
2016/7/1
期刊
Human reproduction
卷号
31
期号
7
页码范围
1475-1482
出版商
Oxford University Press
简介
STUDY QUESTION
Is there a temporal relationship between endometriosis and infertility?
SUMMARY ANSWER
Endometriosis is associated with a higher risk of subsequent infertility, but only among women age <35 years.
WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY
Endometriosis is the most commonly observed gynecologic pathology among infertile women undergoing laparoscopic examination. Whether endometriosis is a cause of infertility or an incidental discovery during the infertility examination is unknown.
STUDY DESIGN, SIZE, DURATION
This study included data collected from 58 427 married premenopausal female nurses <40 years of age from 1989 to 2005, who are participants of the Nurses' Health Study II prospective cohort.
PARTICIPANTS/MATERIALS, SETTING, METHODS
Our exposure was laparoscopically …
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